United Nations Children's Association: severe drought affects at least 10 million children in Africa at least 10 million children

The United Nations Children's Foundation (Children's Foundation) said on the 22nd that severe drought affects at least 10 million children in Africa, which increases by about 40%within two months.

The child -based will say that from February to April, the number of children who are affected by droughts in Africa are affected by drought, and the number of children who face serious hunger, malnutrition and thirst increased from 7.25 million to at least 10 million. More than 1.7 million children in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia have emergency treatment for "severe acute malnutrition". If there is no rain in the next few weeks, this number will rise to 2 million.

This is a child in the village of Kilifei, Kellyfield, which was shot on March 23. Xinhua News Agency reporter Dong Jianghui

The Foundation had previously called for a $ 119 million emergency. Facing the intensification of drought, the funds will increase the amount of fundraising to nearly 250 million US dollars, but only 20%of funds are raised so far.

Muhammad Muhammad Favor, an official in charge of affairs in the east and southern African regions, said: "If we do not take action now, a large number of children will die in a few weeks. Famine is coming."

According to the Foundation, the horns of Africa are suffering the worst drought in 40 years. Due to the lack of rain in the rainy season for four consecutive years, crops apologized or even harvested, and livestock died, and thousands of people had to leave their hometowns, and their malnutrition and risk of diseases rose. The family members warn that these people depend on humanitarian assistance.

The horns of Africa are located in eastern Africa, including Gabiti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. This area is rhino -shaped and extended into the Arabian Sea east, so it is named Africa. This is one of the poorest areas in the world, and suffers from regional conflicts and periodic droughts all year round.

Source: Xinhua News Agency

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